First off, I'm still running PT2 but, since I can't find any tech link for V2, I'm posting it here. (Where's the link for V2 support?)
For about the last 3 months, while I'm playing two or three PokerStars Tourneys at a time, the entire screen locks up. This will last for from 15 to 45 seconds then everything will be fine. It usually occurs when I've just opened or closed a Stars screen, such as "Tournament Lobby", or when a new tourney was just opening. It's mostly just irritating but has cost me the ability to complete a hand on quite a few occasions. It typically doesn't start until I've been playing about 20 minutes.
CPU usage is running, almost constantly, at 100% with PT and PAH running with flicker free checked. My system isn't brand new but has always been adequate in the past. Pentium 4 and 512 m ram. Even before this problem started, it usually was running near or at 100% and didn't cause any problems. Not a lot of extra programs or processes running in background.
I'm running the latest version of PT2 and using the SQL database.
It occurred to me that the problem might be in the Stars hardware but I've queried other players through table chat, as to whether any of them are having problems and they don't seem to be so I think the problem is in PT/PAH.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Gary Roof